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by mifix 3731 days ago
Just added a PR for the spermy operator (~>).
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MichaelApproved 3731 days ago
For those wondering, here's the request: https://github.com/JuanitoFatas/what-do-you-call-this-in-rub...

Here's the response: Hi Christian, thanks for the Pull Request! But I think this is not appropriate rubygems/rubygems#124. :bow:

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mifix 3731 days ago
Can someone explain to me, why this is not appropriate?
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MichaelApproved 3730 days ago
Sperm comes from ejaculate. Ejaculation is a bodily function. Bodily function is likely not going to be proper in a professional environment.
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_lce0 3730 days ago
Really? What about sleep/wake?
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MichaelApproved 3730 days ago
Specifically, sex makes many people uncomfortable. Sure, it's natural function but it's not a topic many people are comfortable talking about openly. Not me but you can understand how this would be a sensitive enough topic for enough people that they'd leave it out, no?
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